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RobCo crosses $1B valuation after employee secondary sale
RobCo’s valuation doubles as a transaction combines employee liquidity with new investment; Alfie’s commercial launch is planned for March 2027.
Robotics funding & deals
This week’s robotics and enabling technology funding: General Intuition raises $220M, SiMa.ai raises $150M; AMD agrees to buy World Labs for $8.2B.
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Bonsai Robotics launches Bonsai World simulation for outdoor autonomy
Satellite imagery becomes 3D training environments in a simulation system built around Bonsai’s farm-machinery data and mixed-fleet autonomy platform.
Boston Dynamics redesigns Atlas hands as Hyundai prepares humanoid for factory work
Atlas’s new four-finger hand targets manufacturability and dexterity as Hyundai trains the humanoid for planned factory deployment.
Agility Robotics and FORT expand safety architecture for Digit 5
The expanded partnership covers a safety pendant, onboard communications and an Offboard Safety Bridge for Digit 5.
Clone demos Torso 3 hand teleoperation ahead of Torso 4 launch
Clone’s latest hand demo uses legacy Torso 3 hardware, with a redesigned Torso 4 planned for November.
Nucleus shows 101-minute uncut factory run
Nucleus’ full recording shows a wheeled dual-arm robot handling parts-store logistics, with corrections left visible.
AGILINK passes 15,000 dexterous-hand shipments as OmniHand tackles Suzhou embroidery
AGILINK’s OmniHand 3 Ultra is learning delicate embroidery tasks as the company reports more than 15,000 dexterous hands shipped.
Aleph Surgical raises $7.5M to build autonomous robotic surgery
a16z led the pre-seed round as Aleph advances its Mark 0 research platform for autonomous surgical tasks.
Saronic breaks ground on $3B+ Port Alpha shipyard in Texas
Saronic starts construction on its Brownsville shipyard, with more than $3 billion in planned investment and initial operations targeted for 2028.
Eni and Generative Bionics expand industrial humanoid partnership
The MoU covers industrial trials, materials, potential manufacturing sites and computing support for GENE.01.
DoorDash unveils in-house drone delivery system for local commerce
DoorDash Air combines a custom aircraft with restaurant handoffs and delivery orchestration, with Northern California pilots planned.
